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Leonie Hannan
@leoniehannan.bsky.social
Teaches History/Public History at Queen's University Belfast. 18thC, gender and material culture.
Author of open access: A Culture of Curiosity: Science in the eighteenth-century home https://www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781526153050/9781526153050.xml
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Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Naming and Classifying cfp final
CFP: Naming and Classifying in the Long Eighteenth Century Whereas “the nineteenth century can be seen as the century of counting and measuring,” the eighteenth century can be seen as the century of ...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Applications are open through December 15th for Folger Institute Long-Term Fellowships -- $70,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Loved doing this recently, looking forward to more opportunities to #commonplace
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!

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September 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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That’s a wrap on #plantsandpeople! Thanks to all of our wonderful speakers, keynotes, artists, and attendees for two days of fantastic discussion and hands-on experimentation. Over and out from @zarakesterton.bsky.social and @lucyjhavard.bsky.social !
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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…and a glimpse into our earlier study session at the Fitzwilliam Museum, a tour of the botanical highlights of the prints and drawings collection led by Catherine Powell Warren 🌷🖌️ #plantsandpeople
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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We have two workshops running in tandem this morning at the #plantsandpeople conference - one on botanical images at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and a practical workshop on early modern dye production with Nabil Ali! Thanks to @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social for the use of your greenhouses!
July 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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A beautifully sunny afternoon in the Cambridge Botanic Gardens learning about natural plant dyes with Nabil Ali 🌸🪻🌺 #plantsandpeople
July 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Kicking off #plantsandpeople with a fantastic keynote from Catherine Powell-Warren on ‘Plants as Vectors in Female Artistic Community Building’!
July 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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All set for the 18th C food substitutes workshop hosted by @leoniehannan.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, presenting some initial @preservare.bsky.social results!
June 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Our website is now LIVE! Follow the link to see our exciting programme, workshops, and register to attend: sites.google.com/view/plants-...
May 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Registration is now OPEN for our conference 'Plants and People'! Please sign up for attendance and workshops through our website: sites.google.com/view/plants-...

Thanks to @sshmedicine.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social & the Material Culture Forum for their generous assistance.
Plants and People
Conference Details
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May 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Deadline approaching May 1st for the next round of research fellowships sponsored by the Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine -- funding available for scholars to travel for research in library / archival collections of consortium members: www.chstm.org/news/apply-2... #HistSTM
April 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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@imaginebelfast.bsky.social event 'Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous' with @lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social is starting in just a few minutes @crescentarts.bsky.social... Can't wait to meet our participants! #ImagineBelfast
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Got your own proposal for Gender in History?

Email our History editor @historicalmeredith.bsky.social 📥
March 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Happy Women's History Month 2025! 💁‍♀️🌎

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March 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Today, we want to highlight some of our best-sellers from the series, starting with:

WOMEN OF LETTERS by @leoniehannan.bsky.social 💌

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March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
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March 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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CMCH presents British Institutions & the Legacies of Enslavement

Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians

All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU
March 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Applications for the @BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship are now open - up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar to research the culture, history, and identity of NE England & Scottish boarders. Deadline 31 May 2025, details here:
www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
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March 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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The Canadian Society for #18thC Studies & the US & UK Burney Societies are establishing a new fellowship named after Peter Sabor. Funds raised will be used to establish a research fellowship promoting editing projects #skystorians #funding 🗃️ 1/2
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March 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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@lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social can't wait to share #commonplace books with you at Crescent Arts, 30 March! Get your tickets here: imaginebelfast.com/event/making...
Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
imaginebelfast.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM